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Background Checks – Minefield For The Unwary
Pepsi’s $3.13 million settlement with the EEOC over an overly broad background check policy should cause all employers who use such checks to re-evaluate their policies. While background checks can...
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Only English in the workplace?
Can an employer require its employees to speak only English in the workplace? Can you deem someone not qualified if he brings a translator to the interview? These are questions that are increasingly...
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Criminal Background Checks Can Backfire
Criminal background checks have always been somewhat of a controversial tool for hiring decisions. The EEOC has previously issued several guidance statements calling into question employment policies...
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How Will You Welcome Home Our Veterans?
On May 1, 2012, President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan during which he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement. The Agreement spells out...
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$60 Million and Counting – Lessons from Penn State
On July 23, the NCAA imposed severe monetary and participation sanctions on the Penn State football program with the purpose of bringing about a cultural change at the school. Penn State hit with...
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EEOC Digital Charge Processing – Pilot Program Underway
The EEOC launched a pilot program, “ACT Digital” on May 6, 2015 in the following EEOC offices: Charlotte, N.C. (that includes Greenville, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Raleigh, N.C.; Richmond, V.A.); and San...
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